Juan Sforza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Sebastián Sforza | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth |
Coronel Domínguez , Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Teresita | |||
| Unión de Álvarez | |||
| Sarmiento | |||
| Fundación Messi | |||
| 2015–2020 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Newell's Old Boys | 96 | (4) |
| 2024– | Vasco da Gama | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Argentina U15 | |||
| 2018–2019 | Argentina U17 | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 | |||
Juan Sebastián Sforza (born 14 February 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Vasco da Gama.[1][2]
Club career
Sforza began his career at the age of eight with Santa Teresita, before moving over to Unión de Álvarez and then Sarmiento.
Sforza's senior debut arrived on 19 December 2020 in a
International career
Sforza represented Argentina at U15 and U17 level; as captain of both.[3] He was a part of the squad that won the 2017 South American U-15 Championship on home soil, as he netted goals against invitees Czech Republic and, in the semi-finals, Peru.[3] After appearing for the U17s in a friendly with the United States in 2018, the midfielder was selected by Pablo Aimar in 2019 for the South American U-17 Championship in Peru and FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.[1][3] He scored once, versus Uruguay, in eight appearances at the former as they won the trophy, before featuring four times at latter as they reached the round of sixteen.[1]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Sforza is of Italian descent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 28 December 2020.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2020–21[nb 1]
|
Primera División | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
Honours
- Argentina U15[3]
- Argentina U17[1]
Notes
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Argentina - J. Sforza". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Juan Sforza". World Football. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rosarino, de Newell's y con el Barcelona de Messi atento a su actuación en el Mundial: Juan Sforza, el capitán de la Selección Sub 17 que aprendió a jugar con una sonrisa". Infobae. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona to sign Newell's golden boy Juan Sforza". AS. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "El hermano de Messi debuta como representante: maneja a un juvenil de Newell's que es figura de la Selección Sub 17". Infobae. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Newell´s renovó a Juan Sforza hasta 2023". Newell's Old Boys. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Juan Sebastián Sforza, Valentín Benítez y Martín Bellotti, los tres juveniles de Newell's que firmaron su primer contrato y representarán a Argentina". Newell's Old Boys. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
External links
- Juan Sforza at Soccerway